Thill-tug.



,NITED STATES SAMUEL H. FROST, OF FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS.

THlLL-TUG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 716,024, dated December 16, 1902.

Application filed February 20, 1902. Serial No. 94,961. o odel-) To all whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, SAMUEL H. Fnosna citizen of the United States, residing at Franklin, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to harness; and it consists of a fastening device forengaging with the vehicle-shaft, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of the fastening device. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectionthrough the fastening device.

A is a buckle having a crossbara at one end and a cross-bar 17 near the cross-bar ct.

The cross-bar b has an upwardly-projecting} which engages with holes in astrap B, The

pin 5, which forms a part of the harness. buckle A has a hook-shaped extension 0, which has a forked end portion a. D and E are offset cross-bars on the convex side of the said hook-shaped extension. The buckle is also provided with a plate f at its junction with the hook-shaped extension, and this plate has an oblong hole f in it.

G is a curved tongue,which engages with the forked end portion 0. One end of this tongue is provided with a hook g, which is inserted in the hole f, and the other end of the tongue is provided with an eye g- H is a strap which is a portion of the har- Fig. 2 is a side View.

ness, and which; is provided with a loop h. The loop '72. encircles the front bar of the eye g and the cross-bar D adjacent to it.

I is a portion of one of the shafts by which the vehicle is drawn along. The shaft is inserted in the hook-shaped extension of the buckle under the tongue, and when the straps are tightened up it is held there firmly.

What I claim is- 1. The combination, with abuckle having a hook-shaped extension pro'videdwith a forked end portion and a cross-baradjacent to it,

of a curved tongue pivoted to the buckle at one end and provided with an eye at the other end,said tongue engaging with the said forked end portion, and a strap for drawing the said eye and cross-bar toward each other, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a buckle having a plate provided with a hole and having also a hook-shaped extension provided with a forked end portion and a cross-bar adjacent to it, of a curved tongue having a hook at one end which engages with the said hole and pivots the tongue to the buckle, said tongue engaging with the said forked end portion and having an eye-at its other end, and a strap for drawing the said eye and cross-bar toward each other, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL I-I. FROST.

Witnesses:

ALICE J. MURRAY, FRED. K. DAGGETT. 

